Kanken 1
沁

Meaning

Kanji 沁

penetrate

penetrate, soak in

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Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み
し.みる
Onyomi 音読み
シン
Nanori 名乗り
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Jōyō
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JLPT
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Frequency
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Strokes
7
Radical
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Components
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Kanji Kentei
Level 1
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Related vocabulary

8 common entries

Showing 8 of 8 entries that include this kanji.

染みる

しみる

to feel keenly

染み込む

しみこむ

to soak into

染みとおる

しみとおる

to be deeply impressed

染み入る

しみいる

to soak into

染み付く

しみつく

to be indelibly stained or ingrained

沁み沁み

しみじみ

fixedly (gazing, staring)

骨身にしみる

ほねみにしみる

to pierce deep inside (e.g. of cold)

身にしみる

みにしみる

to pierce one's body (e.g. of wind, cold, etc.)

Example sentences

5 reference sentences

雨が土に沁みていく。

Rainwater soaks into the soil.

冷たい風が体に沁みる。

The cold wind penetrates the body.

その言葉は心に沁みた。

Those words sank into my heart.

水が布に沁み込んでいる。

Water has soaked into the cloth.

寒さが骨まで沁みる。

The cold seeps into the bones.